Monthly Archives: December 2022
Woman Awarded $1.3M After Doctors Fail To Diagnose Injury
A jury awarded a patient $1.3 million after suffering multiple strokes following a carotid dissection. Carotid dissection means that the artery inside her body was bleeding. The hospital performed a CT scan but did not uncover any problems. The woman’s symptoms appeared to be abating as she was presenting to the emergency room. However,… Read More »
Jury Awards $5 Million After Diagnosing Pneumonia As The Flu
A man suffered serious permanent injuries after a hospital misdiagnosed him with the flu. While they teach you to look for horses as opposed to zebras in medical school, zebras remain real and exist. When a zebra comes into your hospital, you have to treat them too. Not just the horses. Trouble comes into… Read More »
Ciox Health Charged $1.85M For Charging Patients Excessive Fees For Medical Records
Battles over medical records have become increasingly common over the past decade. The hospital believes that the medical records belong to them while you may be of the opinion that the medical records belong to you. Hospitals are allowed to charge processing fees to patients for their medical records. However, these fees must be… Read More »
NFL Player Wins MedMal Lawsuit Against Doctor
Former New York Giants running back, Michael Cox, recently won a $28 million lawsuit against a doctor who he claims cost him his career. In 2014, a failed surgery ended Cox’s career. In 2013, Cox suffered a severe leg and ankle injury and underwent surgery from the hospital’s orthopedic trauma service. The surgery, however,… Read More »
